The Good Little Bad Little Pig
by Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Genre: Picture Book
Subgenre: Picture Storybook
Themes: Pets, family, responsibility, learning, behavior
Primary Characters: Peter, his pet Pig
Secondary Characters: Peter's mother and father, a police officer, a motorist
Published on Sept. 2, 2002 by Hyperion (originally published in 1939 as part of a collection)
Awards: Through my research I could not find any awards for this book, although both its author and illustrator have won multiple awards for other works of theirs.
This book tells the sweet story of a little boy named Peter who decides he wants a pet pig. His parents are hesitant to let him get one, especially since he insists it must be a "good little bad little pig"! Peter's point turns out to be that no one is completely good or completely bad; his pig tries her best to behave, but sometimes gets into mischief. This would be a fun, lighthearted book to read with younger children because it reminds us that everyone is human, no one is perfect, and trying your best is all anyone can really ask of you. The last page of the story reiterates that though she was no "angel", Peter's pig brought him much joy and was the best pet he ever had.
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